KS2 Sentence Opener Quiz: Ignite Your Writing

English Quiz - Sentence Openers (Questions)

Let's explore sentence openers in this KS2 English quiz! Starting sentences with different words makes your writing more exciting. Imagine if every sentence was the same: 'The day was rainy. The cat stayed indoors. The children were bored. The telephone rang...' Boring, right? To keep it interesting, writers use lots of different ways to begin their sentences.

Always read through your work before handing it in. That way, you can change words if you've used the same one too much.

Test your sentence opener skills with this cool English quiz!

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Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ he was no longer hungry, James ate a large piece of cake.

[ ]	Despite
[ ]	Afterwards
[ ]	Although
[ ]	Meanwhile

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ she became a famous singer, Jo had worked at a dry cleaner's.

[ ]	But
[ ]	Before
[ ]	Despite
[ ]	However

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ the ship reached land.

[ ]	Prettily
[ ]	However
[ ]	Although
[ ]	Eventually

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ she slammed the book down on her desk.

[ ]	Suddenly
[ ]	Even though
[ ]	Softly
[ ]	Because

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ his fear of flying, Daniel booked a flight to India.

[ ]	Because
[ ]	Since
[ ]	Although
[ ]	Despite

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ they built up enough courage to look behind the rusty old car.

[ ]	Since
[ ]	If
[ ]	After a while
[ ]	Suddenly

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ I had three apples, I could bake a tart.

[ ]	When
[ ]	If
[ ]	Finally
[ ]	However

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ he was the tallest person in the family, it was always his job to reach things down from the top shelf.

[ ]	Since
[ ]	Meanwhile
[ ]	Although
[ ]	Therefore

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ she had finished her homework, Holly would not be allowed to go out to play.

[ ]	Finally
[ ]	Then
[ ]	Until
[ ]	Next

10.

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ his cousin Charlie, Jack didn't know anyone in his new school.

[ ]	When
[ ]	Since
[ ]	Because
[ ]	Besides

English Quiz - Sentence Openers (Answers)

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ he was no longer hungry, James ate a large piece of cake.

[ ]	Despite
[ ]	Afterwards
[x]	Although
[ ]	Meanwhile

Although he was no longer hungry, James ate a large piece of cake.

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ she became a famous singer, Jo had worked at a dry cleaner's.

[ ]	But
[x]	Before
[ ]	Despite
[ ]	However

Before she became a famous singer, Jo had worked at a dry cleaner's.

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ the ship reached land.

[ ]	Prettily
[ ]	However
[ ]	Although
[x]	Eventually

Eventually, the ship reached land.

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ she slammed the book down on her desk.

[x]	Suddenly
[ ]	Even though
[ ]	Softly
[ ]	Because

Suddenly, she slammed the book down on her desk.

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ his fear of flying, Daniel booked a flight to India.

[ ]	Because
[ ]	Since
[ ]	Although
[x]	Despite

Despite his fear of flying, Daniel booked a flight to India.

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ they built up enough courage to look behind the rusty old car.

[ ]	Since
[ ]	If
[x]	After a while
[ ]	Suddenly

After a while, they built up enough courage to look behind the rusty old car.

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ I had three apples, I could bake a tart.

[ ]	When
[x]	If
[ ]	Finally
[ ]	However

If I had three apples, I could bake a tart.

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ he was the tallest person in the family, it was always his job to reach things down from the top shelf.

[x]	Since
[ ]	Meanwhile
[ ]	Although
[ ]	Therefore

Since he was the tallest person in the family, it was always his job to reach things down from the top shelf.

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ she had finished her homework, Holly would not be allowed to go out to play.

[ ]	Finally
[ ]	Then
[x]	Until
[ ]	Next

Until she had finished her homework, Holly would not be allowed to go out to play.

10.

Choose the sentence opener which could be added to the beginning of the sentence.
____ his cousin Charlie, Jack didn't know anyone in his new school.

[ ]	When
[ ]	Since
[ ]	Because
[x]	Besides

Besides his cousin Charlie, Jack didn't know anyone in his new school.